Why can't I drive the car?Why can't we play all the time?
These seemingly innocent questions, the kind usually asked by a child to an
adult, take on a wildly humorous twist when addressed to a child by her dog,
Murphy! The minimalist text and succinct illustrations, brilliantly set off the
grandiose ambitions of this adorable, little dog with BIG ideas. His owner
patiently answers all of his 'why' questions, until finally, she's
forced to tell it like it is: that Murphy is a D-O-G (not-a-human). (This
book appeals to children, adults, and all those dog owners with pups who just
can't believe they're not people!)

Mr Pockets had a very big coat, and in his very big
coat he had two very big pockets. The
two very big pockets were just the right size for two very small dogs. Their
names were Biff and Buff. Every day, winter or summer, Mr Pockets put on his big coat. Then he put Biff
in the right pocket, and Buff in the left pocket. Biff stuck his foot through a hole in Mr
Pocket’s right pocket that grew bigger and bigger and bigger!

One day, the inevitable happens and poor wee biff falls out through the hole.
Lost and frightened in a sea of legs he meets a few good samaritans who try to
pop Biff in a shopping basket, a toy pram and a shopping trolley to help him
find his home but none of them feel right so he jumps out. He is a pocket dog.
Mr Pocket’s pocket dog!

The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness byColin ThompsonGeorge, a
sad little orphan, lives with his sweet-faced grandmother but feels very much
alone. When on his Friday afternoon visit to the dog shelter he finds a three-legged dog that seems as unwanted
as he feels himself to be, he engages his grandmother's help to adopt the
scruffy pup before it’s euthanased. This act rescues the boy as well as his
grandmother, and a family is born. (Yes, there is a bit of sadness, but it's a also a story of hope, friendship and love.
All told ... this is a wonderful heart-warming story to be read to your children)